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Sheriff, commissioner candidates field questions at LWV forum

Staff Writer In anticipation of Tuesday’s primary election, in which only the Republicans will vote for contested races — sheriff and commissioner — the League of Women Voters hosted a…

June 19, 2014No CommentRead More

Primary election Tuesday

Staff Writer The primary election is in full swing in Colorado, and Archuleta County is no different, with ballots in the hands of voters and early voting underway. While the…

June 19, 20141 CommentRead More

Where there’s smoke there’s (luckily) not fire

Staff Writer Haze is beginning to be a summer tradition in Pagosa Country, but, this time, the haze is not from a local fire (or because of the newly adopted…

June 19, 2014No CommentRead More

County marijuana ordinance in effect

Staff Writer Marijuana businesses, both medical and recreational, are now legal in unincorporated Archuleta County under the governance of the county’s new ordinance that was adopted upon second reading Tuesday…

June 19, 2014No CommentRead More

Police seek help identifying suspect

The Pagosa Springs Police Department is seeking help in identifying a suspect connected with an attempted shoplifting that occurred at ALCO recently. According to PSPD Detective Scott Maxwell, the suspect…

June 18, 2014No CommentRead More

SJBHD proposes new septic system regs

Staff Writer On June 26 at 2 p.m., the San Juan Basin Health Department’s Board of Health will hold a public hearing to consider revisions to on-site wastewater treatment system…

June 12, 2014No CommentRead More

County approves marijuana regs on first reading

Staff Writer In a meeting that lasted only 19 minutes on Tuesday, the Archuleta County Board of County Commissioners approved the first reading of the proposed new ordinance that would…

June 12, 20143 CommentsRead More

Town, county continue to mull over sales tax increase

Staff Writer Discussions continue between the Town of Pagosa Springs Town Council and the Archuleta County Board of County Commissioners concerning a proposed one cent sales tax increase that could…

June 12, 2014No CommentRead More

County joins quest to protect Rio Grande cutthroat trout

Staff Writer Archuleta and nine other Colorado counties are banding together with the Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout County Coalition in an attempt to avoid having the fish listed as federally…

June 5, 2014No CommentRead More

Candidates in contested primary races provide views

Staff Writer As of Monday, June 2, ballots were mailed to active, affiliated voters for the Archuleta County primary election. However, only two county-level races are contested in the primary…

June 5, 2014No CommentRead More